repentance /ɹɪˈpɛntəns/ noun2 •The action of repenting, an instance of it, atonement.Christine Cooper: It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners. DCI Tom Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper. — 1999 •The condition of being repentant, penitent, a state of feeling regret or remorse for having done wrong.God hath denied me repentance. His words gives me no encouragement to believe. — 1678 formsrepentances
